Six Days: The 1967 Six Day War
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Air Force Pilots in the Nile Delta Are Observed
Egyptian air force pilots all over the nile delta are having breakfast. They have completed dawn reconnaisance flights, observing nothing but clear cloudless skies. What they don't know is that 184 israli fighter jets are currently screaming over the waves at 733 feet per second to avoid detection by egyptian radar. Some of the generals go on vacation for a few days. Even nassar himself goes on a little weak end getaway. Maybe, just maybe, it might not come to war after all.
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